BOJ's Kuroda says Japan economy likely contracted fourth-quarter last year on typhoons
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the economy likely suffered a contraction in the final quarter of last year, largely due to the hit to factory output from a string of typhoons that struck the country.As a country prone to natural disasters, Japan must do more to mitigate the risks associated with climate change, he added."In the fourth quarter of last year, the Japanese economy had negative growth ... largely because of two typhoons. Natural..